Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Find the middle sound): Say the word in three parts: p – i – g. The middle sound is the vowel: a (cat), e (hen), i (pig), o (dog), u (sun). Try each vowel in the gap: only one makes the word in the picture.
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- 1.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) dot (b) bed (c) pin
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) net (c) bug
- 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cup (b) dog (c) lip
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) six (b) run (c) map
- 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pin (c) hen
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) box (b) bed (c) tub
- 8.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 9.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 10.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) fox (c) tub
- 11.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) log (c) run
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) log (c) red
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bat (b) sun (c) fox
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) rat (b) bed (c) bug
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) can (b) log (c) lip
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) gem (c) six
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) six (b) ten (c) cup
- 19.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) zip (b) box (c) hen
- 21.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 22.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) map (c) leg
- 24.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 25.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) cup
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) hen
- 28.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 29.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) fox (c) bed
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bag (b) bin (c) cup
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) ten
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bus (c) cat
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pin (b) box (c) bed
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) lip (c) sun
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) rat (c) fox
- 37.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 38.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pin (b) net (c) log
- 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) web (c) bug
Answer key
- bed
- net
- u
- lip
- map
- bus
- bed
- a
- e
- fox
- i
- run
- hug
- sun
- rat
- log
- gem
- ten
- e
- zip
- a
- u
- map
- i
- a
- cup
- hen
- a
- a
- bed
- cup
- sun
- cat
- bed
- lip
- rat
- e
- i
- log
- bug
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